Can someone give me a simple definition of genitive, partitive, and
objective?  I think I'm not the only person on this list who would like
explanations of these terms.
Jan


> Genitive of possession:  My car (provided the bank doesn't own it)
> Partitive genitive:  Two-thirds of the population
> Genitive of measure:  A five foot board, a three year appointment
> Genitive of contents:  A cup of coffee
> Subjective genitive:  My claim that the train hit the car
> Objective genitive:  My arrest for speeding
> Genitive of patient:  My experience of teaching
> 

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